After suffering poor health for decades, composer Ludwig van Beethoven died in 1827 from lead poisoning. It was a slow and painful death. Bitterness in marriage is like that.  To find the antidote, we need to answer three questions.  First, what causes bitterness? Usually it’s not a single event, but several things that build up over time.  A wound here, an offense there… disappointment… betrayal. Second, what’s wrong with bitterness?  Well, it hurts the one who carries it, causing a lot of pain.  And third, how can we get rid of bitterness?  Here are 3 questions to help you quench marital bitterness.